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Navigating the No Surprises Act: Challenges and Controversies
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The No Surprises Act has had some difficulties in the implementation process, and those difficulties are raising issues.
In episode 12 of Complications: Health Policy Unraveled, host Stephanie Kennan provides an update on the No Surprises Act, a law passed by Congress in December 2020 to protect patients from excessive surprise medical bills. The law partially went into effect in the beginning of 2022 for those in individual and group health plans. Stephanie discusses the challenges and issues faced during its implementation, including legal battles, concerns about the arbitration process, and the impact on small medical practices. The debate over including ground ambulances in the legislation is also covered.
Tune in to this episode to learn more.
Meet Your Host
Name: Stephanie Kennan
Title: Senior Vice President, Federal Public Affairs at McGuireWoods Consulting
Specialty: Stephanie Kennan helps clients navigate the legislative and executive branches of the federal government to solve problems involving a variety of healthcare policy issues. Her work focuses on providers, medical device manufacturers, drug manufacturers and associations concerned about Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
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Episode Highlights
[00:53] No Surprises Act addresses surprise bills for medical care in three circumstances
[01:20] Difficulties in implementation
[01:56] Court rulings have also hampered implementation
[05:00] September 21, 2023 hearing at the House Ways and Means Committee examined the effect of the No Surprises Act on providers
[06:36] Committee members disagreed over whether ground ambulances should be included in the legislation
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